Sylvester Stallone posing in character as Rocky Balboa for the boxing film 'Rocky.'

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Elysa Gardner
USA TODAY

None other than Rocky Balboa, hero of the 1976 Cinderella hit that made Sylvester Stallone a superstar. It was announced Sunday that a musical adaptation of Rocky, the story of a small-time boxer who gets a shot at the big time, will arrive on the Great White Way next spring -- and with a creative team packed with name talent.

The new show, which had its world premiere last year in Hamburg, Germany, features a book by Thomas Meehan (Annie, The Producers, Hairspray), music and lyrics by, respectively, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn ...